You know the worst thing is freedom. Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity. You know, Dali spent two months in jail in Spain, and these two months were the most enjoyable and happy in my life. Before my jail period, I was always nervous, anxious. I didn't know if I should make a drawing, or perhaps make a poem, or go to the movies or the theatre, or catch a girl, or play with the boys. The people put me in jail, and my life became divine. Tremendous!

There is one thing more exasperating than a spouse who can cook and won't, and that's a spouse who can't cook and will. There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.

The reason some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.

[I am a] contradictory and paradoxical man.

Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being Salvador Dali.

Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.

All of my knowledge, of both science and religion, I incorporate into the classical tradition of my painting.